The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, July 24, 1913, Image 1
The Barnwell People.
“Ju&t Like- a Member of Ihe Family’'
VOL. XXXVI
BARNWELL. S. C JULY 24. 1913
NO. 48
JULY TERM OF COURT CAME
TO ABRUPT CLOSE FRIDAY
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Fourteen Case* Were Disposed
of; Eleven Convictions
12 MORE TRUE BILLS FOUND
Court MainUinMl Good Average in the
Trial of Criminal Caaes.
The intensely hot weather of the past
week brought the July term of the
Court of General Sessions to an abrupt
close Friday evening, in spite of the
fact that the Grand Jury had asked his
Honor, Judge Ernest Gary, to continue
the term until the docket had been
cleared, or, if his Honor’s health would
not permit, that a special Judge be ap-
INTENSE HEAT CAUSED
NEGRO CONVICT’S DEATH
Kelly Hazel, Sentenced Laat Week, Re
leased by Grim Reaper.
The first death in Barnwell County
from the intense heat of last week oc
curred Saturday when the grim reaper
released Kelly Kazel, a negro convict,
from the service of a six months’ sen
tence. Hazel pleadedguilty last week to
the charge of housebreaking and larceny
and had only served a few days of his
sentence when he was overcome while
working on the roads. He was hur
ried to the camp but died in about fif
teen minutes. The coroner’s inquest
pointed to carry on the term. Judge
Gary said that it would be suicidal for ; was held at Barnwell Saturday night
him to attempt to preside longer than and a verdict in accordance with the
one week and that he would be lucky above facts was rendered. There had
if he did that well. been some talk among the negroes
A large number of True Bills were ^ aze ' rt ‘ Ct ' lw,( l a "hipping
returned by the Grand Jury, and these, earlier in the day hut the doctor who
together with the forty continued cases
on the docket made the total an ap
palling one I >ut of the fourteen cases
trat came to trial there were rie\en
lonvictions, two a 1 pj tta > an i one
mistrial
True Bill*.
True Bills found In tf.<- G-'nnd Jurv
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made the post mortem examination
could find no bruises w hatever on his
bod\ On the contrary, the guards
stat'-d that he had been a willing work
er and had given them no occasion to
reprimand him Hi- had been confined
m the countv jail since his arrest and
the sudd'-n ( hang*- t > the ex[H>sure of
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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE,
Barnwell, S. C.
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THE GRAND JURY MADE A
MOST ABLE PRESENTMENT
“MY WIFE’S GONE AWAY”—
BUT NIX ON THE “HOORAY’
HILDA SHOWS SIGNS
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The Experience* of a Stay-at-Home a*
Told in a Letter to Hi* Wife.
The following really clever play cf
words is the product of the brains of a
Barnwell man after he had dined sump- |
tuouslv on clabber and blackberry
jam It will serve to b-t the wives]
knew the splendid time tn.it their hub-
toes' have while they, the wives, are !
'on the island
• Well, m> dear. 1 am af’-aul to fuss |
aitri ashamed U* tell vou the treatment ,
1 re.•.•iv ed and tlo- .-xperi.-m *• ! had
BARNWELL COUNTY FAIR
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Telephona Line and Pott Office Build
ing Near* Completion.
Special to The People.
Hilda, July 21 —A much needed rain
fell here Saturday evening, followed
by another nice shower yesterday.
The Rev I) W Heckle is at present
condm ting reviv al services here As
the church building was not completed
in time, the school building is tveing
used inst*-ad
Mr and Mrs Isaac Hartzog, of Clio,
Ga . spent the past two weeks with
rehtiv r-s here
VI,ss 1'tc e (’ollins. of G >v an, is
Recommend that Salaries of Ru
ral Police Be Reduced.
COMMISSIONERS COMMENDED
Hop* Exproaaod that “Thay WlB Contin
ue to Koop Their Eyoa Open.”
The State of South Carolina, County of
Barnwell.—Court of General Sessions
(Summer Term, 1913).
To the Hon. Ernest Gary, Presiding
Judge:
We, the Grand Jury of the County of
Barnwell, submit the following present
ment:
1. In the able charge of your Honor
have lost money—and for a time it was ! to our body, your Honor stressed the
problematical whether or not there ; fact that crime was proven by our own
would he another meeting of the Asso- ! docket to be rampant in the county,
ciation, but realizing that a county fair there being forty-odd cases continued
of the right sort is of untold benefit to from the March term of the criminal
to the farmers of the county the men Tourt, to which would be added fifty or
at the head of this enterprise have de- new ones, making the appalling
cided that the adv antages accruing to total close to one hundred,
the people of the county is of greater Now, we admit being ashamed of this
moment that th * mere mitter of dollars ( record and acknowledge as citizens and
Plans Are Being Made for a Bigger and
Better Fair than Ever.
Unless something entirely unforeseen
happens to prevent the third annual
meeting of the Barnwell County Fair
Association, which will take place here
on November 18th to 22nd, inclusive,
will be on a larger and grander scale
than any fair ever held in this county,
according to information given out
Monday by President Harry D. Calhoun.
From a monetary standpoint the pre
vious meetings have not been unquali
fied successes—In fact, the stockholders
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the farmers and business men will lend
their aid in making this one of the big-
gest meetings in the history of the As-
sin iat on
The directors are not prepared at
present to m.xke a detailed announce
ment i>f their plans, hut this will be
done at as . ar 1 ) a date as is practicable
The patrons of the fair ran rest assured
how« v * o- *hat att-a Polls galore will he
• ruv ,d< d for th*
am iverin-nt
the.' p.ans
instruction and
make
jurors our share of the blame,| though
we do not take all of the blame; but we
plare a pari and a large part on the
whole Court. from the Honorable Judgea
on the tvench down to the moat obacure
lawyer Time and again we have plead
and urged that casea be not continued,
save for the beat of reaaoni, —that pun
ishment delaved would be justice de
feated but our wortla have never been
heard The lawyer atill gets up with
ht% excuse flima) or otherwise, as the
case mav he. and ao far as a layman can
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I desire to thank th*- above firms for
their kindness in contributing these
prizes and for their co operation in
or is the Penitentiary , making the contest a success- If there
James Creech, w ho was found guilts are any others in the county who desire
of manslaughter, w as sentenced to to contribute to this w orthy cause, their
four years on the chain gang or in the help will be greatly appreciated.
Penitentiary; his co-defendant, Lizzie Respectfully,
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cy and sentenced to two years in the
Penitentiary.
W. W. Willis pleaded guilty to viola
tion of the dispensary law and was sen
tenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve
three months on the chain gang.
Sam Perry, who pleaded guilty to the
same offense, was given a, like sen
tence.
Lee Wilson was acquitted of the
charge of malicious mischief (poisoning
a horse).
Ed Cherry pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature and was sen
tenced to serve three months on the
chain gang or pay a fine of $50.
Dave Myrick was acquitted of the
charge of murder.
The case against Dennis Williams,
charged with murder, resulted in a
mistrial.
Local Agent.
TWO LADIES INJURED
WHILE BUGGY RIDING
and sang, M v wife's gone aw ay, loaded
the gun with fish balls and joitu-d the
Greeks, with the hope that they'd send
Turkey’ to me.
“Good-bye. When you come home
you will find‘welcome’ on the mat.’’
If there are any readers of this paper
who desire the name of the writer of
the above effusion, their curiosity will
be gratified by calling on the efficient
postmaster at Barnwell, who reads all
post cards and knows the correspond
ents of every married man in town.
Mrs. T. N. Bennett and Mias Jimmie Gra
ham Were Painfully Hurt
While Mrs. T. N. Bennett, of Chester,
and Miss Jimmie Graham, of Columbia,
who are the guests of Mrs. J. A. Tobin,
were out buggy riding Thursday after
noon they were painfully though not
seriously injured. In trying to turn
the horse around in the road at a point
about two and a half miles from Barn
well, the front wheel of the buggy was
“locked” and the vehicle tilted at such
an angle that the ladies were thrown to
the ground. Miss Graham’s shoulder
DR. C. N. BURCKHALTER
OPERATED ON THURSDAY
Following Acute Attack of Appendicitis
He Was Taken to Columbia.
Following an acute attack of appen
dicitis Thursday morning Dr. C. N.
Burckhalter, the popular druggist, was
hurried to a Columbia hospital that after
noon and an operation performed im
mediately. The surgeons found that
there was a trace of gangrene, but in
WON BY MARGIN OF ONE VOTE
B. F. Thomas ia Barely Elected Intend-
ant of Fairfax.
Fairfax, July 16.—In the election held
for town officials here today, B. F.
Thomas was elected intendant, defeat
ing the incumbent, W. E. Harter, by one
vote. G. R Bolen, R. R Speaks, W.
G Keane, E and G A. Sanders were
elected wardens
spite of this the reports from his bed-
was dislocated, while |Mrs. Benfiet re-' side have been very reassuring and
ceived bruises on her face and body, his many friends hope and confidently
As Miss Graham was unable to get back expect an early recovery to health and
into the buggy, Mrs. Bennett and a return to his home,
colored woman drove to Barnwell and
secured the services of a doctor, who
brought the former to town in his auto
mobile. The ladies were given medical
assistance and recovering rapidly from
their unhappy experience. It was in
deed fortunate for them that the hone
they were driving was gentle, as other
wise they would have been more seri
ously hurt
Mias Hxrriaon Entertained.
Miss Rena Harrison entertained sev
eral of her friends on Wednesday
morning of last week in honor of her
guest, Miss Annabelle Connor, of El-
loree. An “Ad." contest was enjoyed
by all, after which delightful refresh-
menta were served.
MISS JULIA C LATHAOP,
On* of country's noted woman and
head of Child Welfare Department
of National Coneervatlon Exposition.
MR. J. M. EASTERUNG
PAINFULLY SCALDED
Was the Victim of a Peculiar Accident
on Monday Morning.
Mr. John M. Easterling was the vic
tim of a rather peculiar and painful
accident Monday morning while at his
farm a few miles from town. He was
trying to loosen a bolt on his mowing
machine and found it immovable.
Having heard that boiling water poured
on obstinate bolts would loosen them
he decided to test the remedy. Hav
ing secured a kettle of hot water he
returned to his task when the negro
who was helping him carelessly
dropped the kettle, allowing a steady
stream of boiling water to pour down
Mr. Easterling’s leg and ankle. His
shoe caught a large quantity of water
and before he could remove it his foot
was severely scalded. His many
friends will learn with regret of his
painful injury.
Rovival Mooting.
The revival meeting will be held at
Double Ponds Baptist church the fourth
Sunday in July, at 4:30 o’clock P. M
And the meeting at George’s Creek
church, Govan, S. C. will begin the first
Sunday in August, at 11 a. M.
The Rev. R. L. Bolton, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Millen, Ga., will
assist the pastor at both these places.
The public is cordially invited to attend
all these interesting services. Come
one, come all.
P A Bolen, Pastor
and tfu- * ar«- t
>• t»j a11*• nd, ax ail road* vre thr grnuinrneaa of the eacuao ta
H»'r, »* . i S 4. <Ti’>rr seldom looked into, and. no matter bow
heinous the crime, the case is cootinuod
• from court to court until the witneooea
are nattered, some even dying from
old age. and when at last th* trial
NEWS OF FAIR FAIRFAX cornea the criminal gets off entirely
and the people suffer
All over thta land we are crying tn
the court# fur help, askingthom lo think
more of actual justice and the feed of
the country and leas of their
legal forma. tochnicaJlOen, tie.,
our humble opinann. if the
Judge* continue to diaregnrd thm cry.
the radmJ doctrine of th* recab of th*
judiciary will certainly aprend. tt being
our only redress
We re*peclfuly urge that yowr Honor
will continue thta Court and, |f poombie,
clear the criminal docket, and tf your
Honor » health will not penult, that you
communKate with the proper aethort-
tie*. explain the situation in our county
and a»k (hat a special Judge be ap
pointed in your stead
2 It has been brought to our atten
tion that no adequate record u kept in
the office of the County Couamwaaonert
and Supervisor of the property of the
county, such as mule*, wagon*, tents,
machinery, etc , nor of the number of
conxicta on the chain gang, length of
their sentences, the nature of their
crimes, etc , and we recommend that
this unbusinesslike method be discon
tinued and that the Commissioners pur
chase a suitable book immediately and
rtMjuire their clerk to keep the anid
record
We understand from the present
commissioner* that claim No. 127, which
was actually for an automobile for the
Supervisor, was iworn to and presented
as corn and approved as such by the
former Board, and that they, the pres
ent Board have refused to issue a war
rant for the payment of the same,
maintaining that an automobile for a
county officer, no matter under what
head charged up, does not constitute n
legal claim under our present law.
We commend our present commission
ers for the stand they have taken and
their vigilance, and hope they will con
tinue to keep their eyes open. Our
county has been spending too much
money for the return we have been re
ceiving. In reference to the former
Board of Commissioners, who approved
the said claim, we wish to go on record
as condemning their action.
3. We have received numerous com
plaints against certain of the Rural
Police. These have not been investi
gated to our entire satisfaction, but will
before the next term of this Court
Nevertheless we feel certain that the
rural police are not doing their duty,
are very little if any value to the county,
and we recommend and insist that our
Commissioners exercise the power
vested in them and reduce the salary
of the said Rural Police to the minimum
allowed by law. If the Police resiga,
so much the better, for we hope a*d
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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Mw/k«g tif W—4
h tirfax July I'A - Powell Harnaoe
o? Johnaton hx« been x lading Tom Wil
ton and other f'lend* here
Sx dne * Padgett of Ktondi it tpeod
mg v>me time » th hi* aunt here
On Friday rienmg Fairfax waa
iwarmmg with x iiltora and vehiclea
in abundanre kbout 50 young per
ton* of Mlenda.e pretentrd an oj*er
etta tn the a«'hou! hall Tow much
>rai*c . an not Ire gixrn Meadamet
• aid K \ itaer and Mit* Eunice VA il-
liam» fo- iar->ing out ao xucveaafully
thix h.gh grade entertainment
M-x John G Wilhama of Mlendai*
xivited Mra > l. >*ndert F r iday
Mitt Mell hea r ~te <>f < >!ar vtailed Mr**
Julian Harter recent!)
t arh*.e and Hrrtx-rt Raal of Swan
tea vixitrd B r o*>ker Simpton laat week
Mr* <>ti*I>x-er ha* returned from a
vi*it to rimer, where *hr wax in a
house party of alwjut 25 pertons at
Dr John VN eelke) * Mr* J F Coun
cil. Mi*s F’.dith Nel*oii of laikeland,
F la . and Loui*e Blount uf Clmer are
visiting her now
The “backward part) of Misses
Zelle Loadholt and Alma Knight to
visitors was much enjoyed.
Miss MauJ Barber eqjertained the
young folks recently at her lovely
home
Misses Eleanor and Elizabeth Ed
wards of Brunson are visiting Miss
Ethel Simpson.
Mrs. Padgett of Florida is spending
some time with Mrs. Jones Lane.
Miss Olive Calhoun, after spending
some time with Miss Zelle Loadholt,
has returned to Barnwell.
Mrs. Amye Moye O’Neal and son,
Allen, are spending some time with
relatives in Bamberg.
Mrs. H. M. Harvely, after a short
stay in Augusta, is bound for the
mountains of North Carolina, accom
panied by her son, H. M. Harvely, Jr.
Miss Lucile Youmans, after spending
some time in Tennessee, also at Jones-
ville, has returned. She expects to
return to her school at Kosciusko,
Miss., later on.
Mrs. Malcolm Moye, with her four
children, of Bamberg, is spendin^aome
time with Mrs. M. A. Moye.
Mrs. W. E. Harter and son, Carlisle,
visited Ulmer recently.
W. Reed Kirkland was in town re
cently.
Mrs. Kantie Rouse of Brunson visit
ed relatives here this week.
Miss Ella Youman is spending some
time at lampa, rut
Dr. I/a Youmans.
w.th her sister,
Miss Hallie Armstrong, stenographer recommend that our delegation
in the Attorney General’s office, and her this office entirely at the next
sister, Miss Jessie, who has been her
guest for some time, motored down to
Barnwell Thu -sday with Attorney
General Peeples on s short visit to rel-
tives and fnends.
of the General Assembly.
4. We have visited the jail and
the same kept all right We fail
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